Local, Pakistan
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
A photograph has surfaced that shows a terrorist wanted by Iran visiting a US military base in Afghanistan. Another terrorist wanted by Pakistan has also been spotted meeting Indian spies under American watch—in Afghanistan. Iran arrests one such terrorist but Pakistan’s pro-US government refuses to take a stand on a terrorist insurgency openly backed by [...]
Editorials, Local
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The National Assembly constituency NA-55, where by-elections are going to be held for the third time on Feb 24 in just three years, has an interesting election history.
Editorials, World
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
A macabre terrorist incident like the one descending upon German Bakery, involving the death of nine innocent people on February 13, deserves to be abhorred and condemned; yet this despicable tragedy may bear the proverbial silver lining in context of the Indo-Pak interaction.
Editorials
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The old Flying Coffins were the Mig 21. Hundreds crashed, and hundreds have been grounded. Now the new Flying Coffins–the Mig 27s have been grounded. The Mig 27 currently only remains in service with the Indian, Kazakh and Sri Lankan Air Forces in the ground attack role. All Russian and Ukrainian examples have now been [...]
Editorials, World
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
INDIA’S AQUA BOMBS: Draught & floods imposed on Pakistan: Indus Water Treaty violations- state terror. Bharats (aka India) has been unable to resolve any of her boundary disputes with any of her neighbors. Bharats norhtern border is in a state of constant hot and cold war with China. Her disputes with Bangaldesh pre-date the country. [...]
Editorials
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Pakistan has had good US Ambassadors and really bad ones. Ms. Ann Petterson’s tenure in Islamabad cannot be described as a happy relationship. Ambassador Patterson was rude, arrogant and could not eliminate or reduce the friction between the two countries. In fact, judging from her statements, she was part of the problem–and was definitely not [...]
Editorials
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said Pakistan is fully capable of inflicting irreparable loss on India in the event of nuclear war with its neighbor, report said on Sunday. Talking to an Indian newspaper in an interview, Dr Khan claimed that India can neither harm Pakistan; nor can destroy Lahore; but contrarily, Pakistan [...]
World
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The Dubai chief of police called yesterday for the arrest of Meir Dagan, the head of Mossad, if it is proved that the Israeli spy agency was behind the assassination of the Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
World
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Perhaps, there was once a time when most westerners could pretend that the US-led onslaught against the Afghan people was a good thing. Perhaps they convinced themselves that because the government of that country had allowed Osama Bin Laden to live in the mountains there that there was reason enough to attack his neighbors and [...]
Editorials
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
It is clear that the U.S. military operations in the Af-Pak war have been increasing in number and lethal significance during the month of February. Now, in its pursuit of a demonstrable victory over the Taliban, an offensive is being mounted in the heart of Helmand province.